Museum at Eldridge Street
NY
Place of WorshipArchitect
Herter Brothers
Gerter Studio
Renovation Architect
Archimuse
Designations
National Register of Historic Places in Mar 28, 1980
National Historic Landmark in Jun 19, 1996
New York City Landmark in Jul 8, 1980
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The non-profit Eldrige Street Project was established to preserve the Eldridge Street Synagogue, the first great house of worship built in America by Eastern European Jews as a center of for historical reflection, aesthetic inspiration, and spiritual renewal. Concerts, literary events, art installations, and workshops for school children and other cultural and educational programs at the site serve audiences of diverse ages and backgrounds. The Eldridge Street Synagogue is a National Historic Landmark and a Lower Manhattan historic site.
The non-profit Eldrige Street Project was established to preserve the Eldridge Street Synagogue, the first great house of worship built in America by Eastern European Jews as a center of for historical reflection, aesthetic inspiration, and spiritual renewal. Concerts, literary events, art installations, and workshops for school children and other cultural and educational programs at the site serve audiences of diverse ages and backgrounds. The Eldridge Street Synagogue is a National Historic Landmark and a Lower Manhattan historic site.
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Nearby
| Star of David at the Eldridge Street Synagogue | 123 feet |
| Eldridge Street Jail opens | 161 feet |
| Buffalo Hunt, Manhattan Bridge Arch | 0.2 miles |
| Spirit of Commerce and Spirit of Industry | 0.2 miles |
| Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade | 0.3 miles |
| Bowery Theatre | 0.3 miles |
| 1st recorded Chinese immigrants in NY | 0.3 miles |
| Jacob H. Schiff Fountain | 0.3 miles |
| Jacob H. Schiff Fountain | 0.3 miles |
Timeline
2010 - Star of David at the Eldridge Street Synagogue The Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan received a new stained-glass window co-designed by artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans in 2010. The circular window called STAR OF DAVID—which consists of 1,200 plates of glass, is 16 feet in diameter, and weighs more than 6,000 pounds—has a Star of David at its center and 600 smaller stars swirling around it. Installed in December 2010, it is meant to symbolize and represent the Jewish faith and the Lower East Side’s immigrant population that founded the synagogue in 1887. New engineering processes in stained glass allowed Star of David to appear lighter and more transparent than traditional leaded stained glass. Star of David is Smith’s first stained glass installation for an architectural space, though she has worked extensively with glass before. She hopes the glass window contributes to the ethos of calm reflection at the synagogue. This artwork was featured in issue 44 of Public Art Review. Click here to view.
2010 - Star of David at the Eldridge Street Synagogue The Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan received a new stained-glass window co-designed by artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans in 2010. The circular window called STAR OF DAVID—which consists of 1,200 plates of glass, is 16 feet in diameter, and weighs more than 6,000 pounds—has a Star of David at its center and 600 smaller stars swirling around it. Installed in December 2010, it is meant to symbolize and represent the Jewish faith and the Lower East Side’s immigrant population that founded the synagogue in 1887. New engineering processes in stained glass allowed Star of David to appear lighter and more transparent than traditional leaded stained glass. Star of David is Smith’s first stained glass installation for an architectural space, though she has worked extensively with glass before. She hopes the glass window contributes to the ethos of calm reflection at the synagogue. This artwork was featured in issue 44 of Public Art Review. Click here to view.
